Preliminary Evidence of Higher Production of LPS-induced Proinflammatory Cytokines in Retired Versus Employed Dementia Caregivers
Employed ADRD caregivers had lower proinflammatory cytokine production than retired ADRD caregivers. There may be many reasons for this finding; employed ADRD caregivers have another domain to fulfill their psychological needs, may benefit financially, and may exhibit better coping than their retired counterparts. Future investigations should examine psychological mechanisms for protecting caregivers' health through positive work experiences to employ such experiences in retired caregivers.
Authors
- Cobi J. Heijnen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1928-3050)
- Luis Daniel Medina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8163-7772)
- Bryan T. Denny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3625-4486)
- Jennifer M. Stinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1040-2671)
- Christopher P. Fagundes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3173-2215)
- E. Lydia Wu‐Chung
- Paul Ernest Schulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0676-002X)
- Jaye L. Derrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9525-0170)
- Daniel L Argueta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3961-848X)
- Vincent Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9516-3504)
- Charles E. Green
- Jensine Paoletti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2160-8405)
Institutions
- Cambridge Health Alliance (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University of Houston (US)
- Rice University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000001372
- Primary Topic
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00